Talya Zax is the Forward’s opinion editor. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter, @TalyaZax.
Talya ZaxOpinion Editor
By Talya Zax
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The Schmooze Yuval Sharon’s ‘War Of The Worlds,’ DOC NYC And More To Read And Do This Weekend
It finally feels like fall, Taylor Swift’s new album is out, and if you’re like me, you’re reeling from the continued cascade of allegations of sexual assault and harassment being reported against an ever-increasing range of men in politics, Hollywood and the media. If you, like me, are resultantly in need of a mental break,…
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Film & TV Fran Drescher, Forward Gala Host, Discusses ‘The Nanny,’ Cancer Activism And Netanyahu
The voice. The hair. The unpretentious, absolute Jewishness. Fran Drescher, creator, writer and star of the hit 1990s sitcom “The Nanny,” healthcare advocate and recent “Broad City” guest star, is an essential figure in contemporary Jewish American culture. Luckily for the Forward, she’s also serving as Master of Ceremonies at our 120th Anniversary Gala on…
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Culture Does A Jewish Museum Fashion Exhibit Shortchange Jewish Culture?
A new exhibit at Manhattan’s Jewish Museum, “Veiled Meanings,” opens on a striking note, showcasing three different veiled women’s garments that many Americans would not, on first look, associate with Jews, including the Afghani chadur. The exhibit, a brief chronicle of garments common in Jewish communities of the past, has the potential to be a…
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Culture Howard Jacobson, Simon Schama Condemn Labour Party’s Failure To Address Anti-Semitism
Three of the United Kingdom’s most prominent Jewish authors stepped forward yesterday to condemn anti-Semitism in one of the country’s leading political parties. In a Letter to the Editor published in The Times, Simon Schama, Howard Jacobson and Simon Sebag Montefiore criticized the Labour Party, led since 2015 by Jeremy Corbyn, for failing to check…
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Culture Q & A: David Lang, Bang On A Can Co-Founder, Bargains With God
You have suffered a loss. You are grateful to God. You rage, you plead, you express your love. You are a sinner, a mourner, a citizen, alive. There is a psalm for most every experience in the handbook of humanity. And through a monumental program currently running at Lincoln Center, “The Psalms Experience,” audiences can…
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Culture Movie Thursday: Tarkovsky, ‘1945’ And Sexual Assault Allegations
What is Movie Thursday? We’re thrilled you asked. Starting today, every Thursday the Forward will publish a roundup of its best film coverage from the last week. This is where you can find movie recommendations for the weekend, essays on filmmakers, film history and more, and the latest news about Hollywood. Thus: Lights, camera, action!…
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The Schmooze Leonard Bernstein’s Centennial, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
The craze of Halloween has passed; if you’re still feeling sick from all that candy, there’s luckily a bundle of good, recently-released books with which you can happily stay at home and recover. If you’re not quite ready to hibernate there’s still plenty to do out and about, including more celebrations of Leonard Bernstein’s centennial,…
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Culture Q & A: Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs Biographer, Discusses New Book On Da Vinci
Did it ever occur to you, upon encountering a woodpecker, to wonder about the structure of its tongue? If so, congratulations: You may be the next Leonard da Vinci. Well, only if you’re also curious about some other things: How to divert a river, say, or walk on ice, or measure the sun, or turn…
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